Question
If a man rows at the rate of 14 kmph in still
water and his rate against the current is 5 kmph, then the man’s rate along the current is:Solution
Let man’s speed downstream be x kmph. Man’s rate in still water = (x + 5) * ½ kmph 14 = (x + 5) * ½ kmph 28 = (x + 5) kmph x = 28 – 5 = 23 kmph
